Part 7 (1/2)

In the reign of Ethelred Dunstan died As he had used politics to help the church, he was e

Poor boy kings! Edmund was murdered; Edwy died of a broken heart; Edas stabbed and dragged to death at his horse's heels; and Ethelred lost his kingdoood and three were bad Only one of thened froe, 955 to 958; Edgar, fifteen years of age, 958 to 975; Edward, thirteen years of age, 975 to 979; Ethelred, ten years of age, 979 to 1016

So the boy kings reigned in all seventy-six years, and governed England in their youth for nearly fifty years

”I like your story, Master Toby,” said Master Lewis; ”as a story, I iven theood, after all He lived in an age of superstition, when it was believed that any political act was right that would increase the power of the church Christianity then was not what it had been in the early church nor what it is to-day Men ht of the times in which they lived”

The literary exercises for the evening were thus closed

CHAPTER IV

GERMAN STORIES

THE STORY OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM--THE STORY OF ”SNEEZE WITH DELIGHT”--POEM-STORIES

At the firstof the Club to study the history and to relate stories of the Rhine and the North, Master Leas present, and, after the preligestions in mind which he wished to make

”I notice,” he said, ”thatfrolish translations of the works of Hauff, Hoffman, Baron de La Motte Fouque, Grier that story-reading and story-telling ht Let iven with the story at the s of the Club, so that you e of Gerestion met with the approval of all, and it was voted that at future iven with the stories, and that only the stories of the best authors should be selected, except in the case of legends of places

”I have another proposal to make,” said Master Lewis ”You are not very faive you from time to time some short talks about the Ger William, Count Bismarck, and Count Von Moltke”

This kind offer was received with cheers and placed upon record with thanks

”Perhaps you ht with one of the talks you have planned,” said the President ”It would be a helpful beginning, which ould appreciate”

”I am not as well prepared as I would like,” said the teacher; ”but as I believe inof this kind a sort of a model in its plan and purpose, I will in a free way tell you so of

THE STORY OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM

The life of the E and drareat Ger its own ruler His father was Frederick Willia of Prussia, and his mother was Louise, an excellent woman; his youth was passed amid the exciteainst Napoleon; Russia was placed at a disadvantage in two doubtful battles, when she deserted the Prussian cause, andof Prussia, to tell him what he would leave him

The lovely Queen Louise ith the unfortunate king tothereby to obtain more favorable ter that he was like ”waxed cloth to rain”

He, however, offered the queen a rose, in a softer doive, and _you_ who take,” answered Napoleon haughtily